New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) Top seed Unnati Hooda, Dhruv Negi and Anmol Kharb sailed into the pre-quarterfinals of the Badminton Asia U-17 & U-15 Junior Championships in Nonthaburi, Thailand on Wednesday.

Odisha Open champion Unnati and Anmol had easy outings in the women's section while fifth-seed Dhruv, who hails from Uttarakhand, had to fight hard against Thailand's Panya Phutthiphraisakul during a 21-14 17-21 21-15 win in the men's category.

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Unnati wrapped up the match 21-7 21-11 against the Indonesian shuttler Dea Nur Fadilla while Haryana-born Anmol secured a confident 21-12 21-19 win over Thailand's Ratnacha Sompoch.

Neer Nehwal was the lone Indian shuttler to end up on the losing side in the U-17 category. He gave it his all before losing 21-11 9-21 19-21 to Japan's Kazuma Kawano in a men's singles round-of-32 contest.

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In the U-15 singles, Mohammad Ali Mir, Ishita Negi and three other Indians progressed into the round-of-32 on the second day of the tournament.

Mohammad Ali and Gnana Dattu secured easy straight sets victories against Thailand's Paramat Pumleng and Hong Kong's Cheung Sai Shing.

While Ali beat Paramat 21-16 21-18, Dattu thrashed Shing 21-11 21-13 in the men's category.

Anish Thoppani, on the other hand, recovered well in time after losing the second set to finish the match with a 21-14 18-21 23-21 win over ninth-seed Maharishiel Gain of Indonesia.

Among women, fifth-seeded Ishita thrashed Lada Na Nakorn of Thailand by 21-9 21-12, while Sampriti Pal outperformed Japan's Ria Haga 21-16 21-16.

Abhinav Garg, Suhasi Verma and Tanvi Sharma suffered defeats in the U-15 section.

Meanwhile in the U-15 men's doubles opening round match, the Indian duo of Bjorn Jaison and Aathish Sreenivas PV beat Sri Lanka's Mihila Jayaweera and Janeesha Sethuhewa 21-18 21-17.

The prestigious continental event, which is being conducted after two years following the pandemic, will go on till December 4.

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